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What I learnt, six "lais" in:
- So much adultery! Were there no single maidens for a knight to love back then?
- They hunt all the time. Telling a noble he's "a great hunter" is like telling a guy today he plays like Cristiano Ronaldo.
- A scorned woman calling the man who rejects her "gay" is as old as time.
- First date sex isn't a modern invention, prove me wrong.
- Their knowledge of biology is... cough.
— Jan 09, 2026 08:19AM
- So much adultery! Were there no single maidens for a knight to love back then?
- They hunt all the time. Telling a noble he's "a great hunter" is like telling a guy today he plays like Cristiano Ronaldo.
- A scorned woman calling the man who rejects her "gay" is as old as time.
- First date sex isn't a modern invention, prove me wrong.
- Their knowledge of biology is... cough.
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What I learnt after 12 "lais":
- He who fears cuckolding shall be cuckolded. 'Tis law.
- The number of maidens in towers is redunkulous. Sir, is this a Rapunzel cult?
- We whine that women couldn't choose, but these ladies are bold & offer themselves on a gold platter & even have a harem. Demure longing at a distance, my eye.
- The period's Yo Momma joke was killing your mum's husband to give her & your dad a HEA.
— 22 hours, 46 min ago
- He who fears cuckolding shall be cuckolded. 'Tis law.
- The number of maidens in towers is redunkulous. Sir, is this a Rapunzel cult?
- We whine that women couldn't choose, but these ladies are bold & offer themselves on a gold platter & even have a harem. Demure longing at a distance, my eye.
- The period's Yo Momma joke was killing your mum's husband to give her & your dad a HEA.
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I had completely forgotten I owned this book, Penguin Classics edition, under stress over beginning-of-the-year stuff as well as the uncertainty as to what will become of this site.
The best antidote to that? Medieval fairy tales! Knights! Fair ladies! Dragons! *happy dances*
I'm never outgrowing tales. <3
— Jan 07, 2026 08:22PM
The best antidote to that? Medieval fairy tales! Knights! Fair ladies! Dragons! *happy dances*
I'm never outgrowing tales. <3
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Jan 09, 2026 09:09AM
Heh. I had to read this for my medieval lit course in university. I didn’t enjoy it very much 😅
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Now I’m too curious to know what their fantastic takes on biology were👀
Beka wrote: "Heh. I had to read this for my medieval lit course in university. I didn’t enjoy it very much 😅"You beat me to reading it! Oh, but there's one "lay" that methinks my Goose Godmother could retell one day just as Mr Logman did... 😅
Sarah wrote: "Yikes. 😬"Hey, I'm havin' fun 'ere! 😅
C wrote: "Now I’m too curious to know what their fantastic takes on biology were👀"Your servant, my lady! I'll make sure to comment on that in my review, it's too funny.
It's been a while since I read these. Probably about 18+ years. I remember preferring the lays of Chretien de Troyes.
Rebecca wrote: "It's been a while since I read these. Probably about 18+ years. I remember preferring the lays of Chretien de Troyes."What edition would you rec? I have his Arthurian romances separately and in a collection, but I don't think I have his Lays.
I'll get back to you after tge women's freeskate is finished for Nationals.
Sorry I meant Romances not lays for de Troyes. I always read out of my mom's Everyman Library edition she used in college for most of the Arthurian stuff and Shakespeare.
I have the 1967 edition translated by W.W. Comfort.
Ah, I read Chrétien's romances and I own a couple of copies. :)
